| Era | Hallmark | Cultural Reflection | Iconic Film | |------|----------|----------------------|--------------| | | Social realism, adaptation of literature | Post-independence reformism, Communist wave, Sāhitya Akademi winners writing scripts | Chemmeen (1965) – Caste and sea taboo | | 1980s (Middle Cinema) | Gritty urban and village stories, anti-heroes | Unemployment, Naxalite movements, decline of feudal matrilineal systems | Ore Kadal (2007 – late echo, but classic 80s template is Yavanika 1982) | | 1990s – Early 2000s | Family dramas, star vehicles, then satire | Gulf boom, middle-class anxieties, rise of mimicry troupes | Sandesham (1991), Mazhavil Kavadi (1989) | | 2010s (New Wave) | Low-budget, location-shot, auteur-driven | Post-liberalization disillusionment, digital democratization | Traffic (2011), Bangalore Days (2014), Maheshinte Prathikaram (2016) | | 2020s (Pan-Indian but Rooted) | Genre experiments, OTT boom, pan-Indian reach but hyperlocal stories | Climate change, migrant crisis, LGBTQ+ visibility | Jallikattu (2019), Great Indian Kitchen (2021), Kaathal – The Core (2023) |
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